Tilting stand for dispensing-receptacles.



1. B. comm. TILTING STAND FOR DISPENSING RECEPTACLES.

APPLICATION FILED Il JLY l?, i915.

1,197,012. 1 Patented sept. 5,1916.

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JAMES B( CONLIN, OF COLUMBIA, CALIFORNIA.

TIIiTINGr STAND FOR DISPENSING-RECEPTACLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 1916.

Application filed July 17, 1915. Serial No. 40,5116.

T 0 all whom t may concern.'

Be itv known that I, JAMES B. CONLIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbia, in the county of Tuolumne, State of California,l have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tilting Stands for Dispensing-Receptacles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention relates to improvements in a supporting bracket for dispensing receptacles, such as oil cans or similar receptacles used in dispensing liquids of all kinds, the object of the invention being to provide such a supporting frame as will hold the dispensing receptacle upright when the liquid therein is not being dispensed, butl which can readily be turned to cause the receptacle to be positioned to discharge the liquid into any receiving receptacle such as a measure or the like, which will obviate the necessity of lifting the dispensing receptacle each time, which is always an awkward and hard operation and often results in waste of the material and loss of time.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive device and yet one which will be exceedingly eRective for the purposes for which it is designed.

These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of parts as will fully appear by a. perusal of the following specification and claim.

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the complete structure showing the dispensing receptacle turned for discharging the liquid therefrom. Fig. 2 is a detached View showing the operating and controlling handle for the supporting bracket. Fig. 3 is a detached view showing the engaging clamps for holding the receptacle in the bracket.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the main plate of the bracket, which may be suitably secured to the wall or other convenient place, which is provided with a pair of outwardly projecting side walls 2 of the substantial shape shown in the drawings. In the outer end of each of the side walls 2 is suitably journaled a pin 3, such pins supporting a receiving frame-4 which may be of suitable shape to receive the dispensing receptacle 5, there being a downwardly projecting supporting band 6 on the member 4 to hold the receptacle 5 within the members 4 and 6. On the member 4 are hinged straps 7 of metal or other suitable material, each strap carrying a slidable spring pulled hook 8 adapted to engage the upper edges of the receptacle 5 to hold same from falling out of the members 4 and 6 when turned to inverted position as shown in Fig. 1. The straps 7 are hinged to the members 4 in order to allow the hooks to be folded back out of the way of the receptacle when it is being placed in the holder. On one of the pins 3 is a handle 9 carrying a spring pressed detent 10 engageable with a ratchet rack 11 on the outer end of one of the sides 2, which engagement holds the supporting frame 4*(3 in any position to which it may be turned.

On the lower end of the plate 1 is a projeeting yoke 12 projecting through which is a threaded pin 13 having a slot 14, there being a set screw 15 extending through the yoke 12 and into the slot 14. Between the forks of the yoke 12 is a wheel 16 threadedonto the pin 13. As will be apparent, when the wheel 16 is turned the threaded pin 13 will be advanced one way or the other through the yoke 12. On the Lipper end of the pin 13 is a small disk or platform -17 to receive the measure or other receptacle 18 underneath the discharge point 5l of the receptacle 5 when such receptacle is turned to inverted discharging position. v

In practice the receptacle 5 is placed within the frame 4-6 and when the liquid therein is not being dispensed would be held I pensing operation is completed, the receptacle is returned to vertical position again by reversing the operation noted above.

Frein the foregoing description, as can readily be seen, after once placing the dispensing receptacle in the supporting bracket, the saine can be very easily handled for ydispensing purposes until emptied when it may be readily refilled or another receptacle substituted therefor.

W'hile l have especially shown the device as adaptable for oil cans, still it can be used for any desired forni of dispensing receptacle.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that have produced such a device as substantially fulfils the object of the invention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of the device, still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not forni a departure from the spirit of the invention, as defined by the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention what l claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A device of the character described coinprising a pivoted supporting frame arranged to receive a dispensing receptacle, straps hinged to said supporting frame, and spring pulled hooks slidable on the straps and arranged for engagement with the receptacle, as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES B. CONLIN. l/Vitnesses:

MABEL G. BOARD, FLOYD M. BLANCHARD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

